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Appendix B—EPBC Act Compliance Checklist
This Heritage Management Plan addresses and fulfils the requirements for a Management Plan
contained in the EPBC Act and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation
Regulations 2000.
Schedule 7A—Regulation 10.03B
Regulation 10.03B of the Regulations states that:
A plan for a Commonwealth Heritage place, made under section 341S of the Act, must address the
matters set out in Schedule 7A.
The following table lists the requirements contained in Schedule 7A and the relevant sections of this
Management Plan that address each listed item.
Regulation Ref.
Schedule 7A—A management plan must:
Report Sections
Schedule 7A (a)
Establish objectives for the identification, protection,
conservation, presentation and transmission of the
Commonwealth Heritage values of the place;
1.0 Background
and Introduction
5.0 Understanding
the Heritage Values
Appendix E
Interpretation
Discussion
Framework
Schedule 7A (b)
Provide a management framework that includes reference to
any statutory requirements and agency mechanisms for the
protection of the Commonwealth Heritage values of the
place;
1.4 Legislative and
Management
Context
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation
Schedule 7A (c)
Provide a comprehensive description of the place, including
information about its location, physical features, condition,
historical context and current uses;
1.2 Site
Identification
2.0 Understanding
the Place—
Historical Context
3.0 Understanding
the Place—Built
Elements and
Archaeology
4.0 Understanding
the Place—
Landscape, Garden,
Curtilage
Appendix E
Interpretation
Discussion
Framework
Schedule 7A (d)
Provide a description of the Commonwealth Heritage values
and any other heritage values of the place;
5.0 Understanding
the Heritage Values
Schedule 7A (e)
Describe the condition of the Commonwealth Heritage values
of the place;
5.2.4 Condition of
the Values at
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Schedule 7A (f)
Describe the method used to assess the Commonwealth
Heritage values of the place;
5.0 Understanding
the Heritage Values
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Regulation Ref.
Schedule 7A—A management plan must:
Report Sections
Schedule 7A (g)
Describe the current management requirements and goals,
including proposals for change and any potential pressures
on the Commonwealth Heritage values of the place;
6.0 Constraints and
Opportunities
Schedule 7A (h)
Has policies to manage the Commonwealth Heritage values
of the place, and include in those policies, guidance in
relation to the following:
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation
(i) the management and conservation processes to be used;
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation
(ii) the access and security arrangements, including access
to the area for indigenous people to maintain cultural
traditions;
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation
There are no
Indigenous values.
(iii) the stakeholder and community consultation and liaison
arrangements;
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation
Policies 2—Liaison
(iv) the policies and protocols to ensure that indigenous
people participate in the management process;
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation
Policies 2—Liaison.
Policies 13—
Interpretation.
There are no
Indigenous values.
(v) the protocols for the management of sensitive
information
There is no sensitive
information.
(vi) planning and managing of works, development, adaptive
reuse and property divestment proposals;
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation
Policies 4—
Development and
Legislative
Requirements.
Policy 3—
Management of
Site.
Policies 7—New
Development and
Services.
Policies 8—Use
Buildings and
Grounds.
Policies 18 Disposal
of Heritage Assets.
(vii) how unforeseen discoveries or disturbing heritage
values are to be managed;
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation
Policies 10—
Archaeology.
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Regulation Ref.
Schedule 7A—A management plan must:
Report Sections
(viii) how, and under what circumstances, heritage advice is
to be obtained;
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation.
Policies 3—
Management of
Site.
(ix) how the condition of Commonwealth Heritage values is
to be monitored and reported;
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation.
Policies 4—
Development and
Legislative
Requirement.
Policies 16—
Records
Management.
(x) how the records of intervention and maintenance of a
heritage place’s register are kept;
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation.
Policies 16—
Records
Management.
(xi) research, training and resources needed to improve
management;
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation.
Policies 13—
Interpretation.
17—Training.
Schedule 7A (i)
(xii) how heritage values are to be interpreted and promoted;
Appendix E
Interpretation
Discussion
Framework Policies
13—Interpretation.
Include an implementation plan;
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation
have priorities and
timing.
9.0 Outline
Conservation Works
and Cyclical
Maintenance
Schedules
Schedule 7A (j)
Show how the implementation of policies will be monitored;
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation
Policies 16—
Records
Management
9.0 Outline
Conservation Works
and Cyclical
Maintenance
Schedules
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Regulation Ref.
Schedule 7A—A management plan must:
Report Sections
Schedule 7A (k)
Show how the management plan will be reviewed
7.0 Conservation
Policies, Actions
and Implementation
Policies 4—
Development and
Legislative
Requirement
Policies 16—
Records
Management
Schedule 7B—Regulation 10.03D
Commonwealth agencies that own or lease a Commonwealth Heritage place are required to
manage the place in accordance with the Commonwealth Heritage management principles (EPBC
Act s341Y and Schedule 7B of the Regulations). These principles are used to guide the
development and implementation of management plans.
The following table lists the requirements contained in Schedule 7B and the relevant sections of this
Management Plan that address each listed item.
Regulation Ref.
Schedule 7B—A management plan must address the
following:
Report Sections
Schedule 7B (1)
The objective in managing Commonwealth Heritage places
is to identify, protect, conserve, present and transmit, to all
generations, their Commonwealth Heritage values.
7.1 Heritage
Management
Recommendations
Policies 13—
Interpretation.
Schedule 7B (2)
The management of Commonwealth Heritage places should
use the best available knowledge, skills and standards for
those places, and include ongoing technical and community
input to decisions and actions that may have a significant
impact on their Commonwealth Heritage values.
7.1 Heritage
Management
Recommendations
Policies 3—
Management of
Site.
Policies 17—
Training.
Schedule 7B (3)
The management of Commonwealth Heritage places should
respect all heritage values of the place and seek to
integrate, where appropriate, any Commonwealth, State,
Territory and local government responsibilities for those
places.
7.1 Heritage
Management
Recommendations
Policies 1—
General.
Policies 2—Liaison.
Schedule 7B (4)
The management of Commonwealth Heritage places should
ensure that their use and presentation is consistent with the
conservation of their Commonwealth Heritage values.
7.1 Heritage
Management
Recommendations
Policies 1—
General.
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Regulation Ref.
Schedule 7B—A management plan must address the
following:
Report Sections
Schedule 7B (5)
The management of Commonwealth Heritage places should
make timely and appropriate provision for community
involvement, especially by people who:
7.1 Heritage
Management
Recommendations
a) have a particular interest in, or associations with, the
place; and
Policies 2—Liaison.
b) may be affected by the management of the place.
Schedule 7B (6)
Schedule 7B (7)
Indigenous people are the primary source of information on
the value of their heritage and that the active participation of
indigenous people in identification, assessment and
management is integral to the effective protection of
indigenous heritage values.
7.1 Heritage
Management
Recommendations
The management of Commonwealth Heritage places should
provide for regular monitoring, review and reporting on the
conservation of Commonwealth Heritage values.
7.1 Heritage
Management
Recommendations
Policies 2—Liaison.
Policies 13—
Interpretation.
Policies 4—
Development and
Legislative
Requirements.
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